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Indigenous Australia (INDG10001)
Undergraduate level 1Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Semester 1
Overview
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Indigenous Australia is an interdisciplinary field of study that introduces you to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples before and since colonisation. It seeks to expand your understandings of society by focusing on the diverse knowledges, scholarship, experiences, stories, and concepts of the world’s longest continuous culture. You will have the opportunity to explore the historical, cultural institutional and political relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians. In this way, you will gain an understanding of tensions produced by the historical relationship between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians that continue into the present.
The subject uses a relational approach and draws on Indigenous and non-Indigenous works to develop your critical thinking skills, and to develop and articulate your standpoints as Indigenous and non-Indigenous people. Topics include history, education, resistance and activism, anti-racism, kinship, ecology, sport, music, art, Indigenous Astronomy, languages, sovereignty, social and emotional wellbeing, First Nations literature, and criminology. Narrative, story and metaphor are some of the ways used to teach Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing in partnership with scholarly resources such as journal articles, book chapters and reports. At times websites, media, film, music, dance and literature will be used to develop your ability to acquire and articulate new knowledge. Indigenous Australia is a first year subject that can be the first step to an Indigenous Studies minor or major in Indigenous Studies, or can be undertaken as a stand-alone subject. While there are no pre-requisite subjects, some knowledge of Australia, and in particular Indigenous Australia, would be of benefit.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who complete this subject will develop:
- Understanding of the cultural, social, political, and economic contexts of Indigenous peoples in Australia past and present
- Understanding the processes and structures of colonisation and decolonisation
- Understanding of enduring Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing that have existed for thousands of generations
- Understanding of past and present Australian Indigenous sovereignty, leadership, agency, activism, and resistance
- Understanding of the significance of Indigenous standpoints in research and knowledge production.
Generic skills
At the completion of this subject, students should gain the following generic skills:
- An understanding and ability to apply relevant critical theories and methods
- The ability to work effectively as an individual and member of class
- The ability to communicate complex ideas clearly
- The ability to produce high quality written material in a timely manner.
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Assessment
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Annotated Bibliography
| Week 5 | 20% |
Critical Reflection Essay
| Week 9 | 40% |
Online exam
| During the examination period | 40% |
Hurdle requirement: 1. Attendance hurdle requirement: This subject has a minimum requirement of 80% attendance at tutorials, seminars, or workshops. There is an expectation that students attend lectures. | Throughout the teaching period | N/A |
Hurdle requirement: 2. Late Penalty and Assessment hurdle requirement: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at five per cent (5%) of the possible marks available for the assessment task per day or part thereof. All pieces of assessment must be submitted to pass the subject. Each submitted assessment must be complete, constitute a genuine attempt to address the requirements of the task and will not be accepted after 20 University business days from the original assessment due date without written approval. | Throughout the semester | N/A |
Last updated: 15 February 2024
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Coordinator Rachel Standfield Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Total 36 hours: two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 8 March 2024 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170
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Last updated: 15 February 2024
Further information
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- Breadth options
This subject is available as breadth in the following courses:
- Bachelor of Biomedicine
- Bachelor of Commerce
- Bachelor of Design
- Bachelor of Environments
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Acting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Animation)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Dance)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Film and Television)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Music Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Production)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Screenwriting)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Theatre)
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (Visual Art)
- Bachelor of Music
- Bachelor of Science
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
- Available to Study Abroad and/or Study Exchange Students
This subject is available to students studying at the University from eligible overseas institutions on exchange and study abroad. Students are required to satisfy any listed requirements, such as pre- and co-requisites, for enrolment in the subject.
Last updated: 15 February 2024